Re: Russian FS Nationals

Otarsultanov and Batirov bros. didn't appear.
Otarsultanov was said to have an injury.
Like other Olympic champs, Mavlet Batirov didn't participate.
There are rumors Adam Batirov would wrestle at 66. We'll see today.

Dudaev will not participate today (66 kg).

Notable names? The Chechens didn't have luck yesterday. Saritov couldn't make weight at 60. In the same weight class, Chakaev who was one of the favpourites, showed poor form. He lost to Kudukhov 3:0, 5:0, 4:0. Then he lost to Vilmov 1:0, 0:4, 2:5.

The reporting is extremly poor. So is the internet in Kazan. Even now (15 hours after the first day competitions) there are no official results published on the site of the Russian wrestling federation or on any site with online news. Even the standings aren’t available. All results we have, have been posted on the main Russian wrestling forum via cellphones by fans attending the nationals.

Re: Russian FS Nationals

Yes, 20 minutes. The last point given to Lebedev has been protested. Israpilov's coaches said Lebedev hadn't fixed. After several video reviews and some scandals the protest was rejected.
On the youtube video you can clearly see Israpilov's knees touching the mat at 1:55 (3rd period).